New Brighton, MN

Massage Therapy New Brighton, MN

Massage Therapy in New Brighton, MN. Are you suffering from nagging neck or back pain you just can't get rid of? Were you recently injured in a car crash, in an athletic event, or on the job? Or or is there simply too much pressure in your life right now that's keeping you from being at your best? Many people in New Brighton, MN are turning to massage therapy for lasting relief. Total Spine Health & Injury Center is committed to helping those in New Brighton, MN return to an active, pain-free lifestyle that many thought had passed them by. If feeling good every day has escaped you for far too long, get in touch with Total Spine at your earliest convenience at (763) 568-7869 or schedule an appointment online.

Massage therapy has recently exploded in popularity in New Brighton, MN and nationwide. In 2021, 25% of men and 21% of women sought out massage therapy. Through a variety of techniques massage increases blood flow to a region, and smooths out muscles that are tight, optimizing your mobility. It also sends "feel-good" signals to our brains, which leaves us relaxed and stress-free. While massage therapy can help anyone feel better, it's also been shown to help relieve pain and treat and prevent injuries.

A Brief History of Massage Therapy

Massage therapy originated at least 5,000 years ago. It had widespread use in several different ancient civilizations and eventually spread throughout the rest of the world.

The Ancient Origins of Massage

In India, it was practiced as part of Ayurveda, a holistic healing system, about 5,000 years ago, at the very latest. Chinese texts documenting the benefits of massage therapy appeared. In Egypt, tomb paintings from around the same time depict people massaging each other with their elbows, and the Egyptians developed reflexology around 2500 BCE. Beginning around 1000 BCE, Japanese monks who had studied Buddhism in China brought message therapy back to their homeland, which over time developed into amna, Japan's unique massage discipline. These ancient practitioners all lived under the credence that massage was essential to optimal balance, whether spiritual, physical, or with their outside world.

Massage Makes Its Way to Europe

Around 800 BCE, massage therapy began to be used in Greece, where Greek athletes used it to recover and stay at peak performance. Centuries later, Hippocrates brought massage into his general practice. He told other physicians to use "friction" or "rubbing", and created the rational and scientific basis for massage therapy in Western medicine by noting the positive effect massage has on muscles. Roman physician and Hippocrates believer Galen incorporated massage into his practice between 100 and 200 BCE, and the treatment became popular in public baths.

Decrease in Popularity and Introduction in the United States

While massage therapy was not widely used after the fall of the Roman empire, it started to be used somewhat in Europe again in the 1600s. It found its way to the United States to help World War I soldiers who were suffering from nerve injuries and shell shock, and massage slowly grew to become as popular as it is now in the second half of the 20th century.

Now massage therapy is used around the globe to help patients find relief for a variety of injuries, illnesses, and symptoms, from Kathmandu, to Timbuktu, to New Brighton, MN. While practitioners of massage may have different reasons for believing in its benefits, anyone who's gotten a massage can attest that it brought them relaxation and eased their pain.

Benefits of Massage Therapy in New Brighton, MN

Whether you're receiving one massage, a series of them to recover from an injury, or frequently attend massage sessions, massage therapy has an incredible amount of benefits that pay off not only for the next few days, but that can benefit your long-term health:

• Reduced stress and increased relaxation
• Decreased blood pressure
• Increased flexibility
• Improved circulation
• Reduced muscle spasms and cramping
• Reduced need for and use of medications
• A better immune system through increased lymphatic circulation
• Improved skin condition
• Increased athletic performance

You'll only see higher increases in these benefits as massage therapy becomes a consistent part of your wellness routine.

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Is New Brighton, MN Massage Therapy Right For Me?

Massage therapy can be beneficial to anyone in the New Brighton area and beyond. Nothing bad will happen to you; when a massage is performed by a certified massage therapist, it can help anyone relieve stress, improve their movement health, get rid of minor aches and pains, and generally feel better in their everyday life. Many people who participate in athletic events choose to have frequent massage appointments to help keep their body ready for upcoming competitions. Research has also shown that massage therapy is effective at treating several specific injuries and conditions:

Injuries From Trauma

Massage therapy can be a vital part of the recovery process for countless soft tissue injuries, including sports injuries and car accident injuries. Any sudden injury has a tremendous effect on your body, including pain, inflammation, limited range of motion, and the creation of scar tissue. New Brighton, MN massage therapy can reduce the negative symptoms of your injuries and stimulate the body's natural healing process by smoothing over tissue and stimulating blood flow.

Chronic Injuries

Acute injuries are not the source of all of our pain. Frequently, pain and discomfort can come from not performing everyday tasks with optimal posture, a lingering injury that starts to hurt more when not allowed to properly heal, or just the wear and tear our bodies experience as we work or bring in the groceries. Massage therapy in New Brighton, MN can correct these imbalances and bring your body back to a place where it can feel good every day.

Depression and Anxiety

We're only at our best when we feel great mentally and physically. A negative mental state can do damage to our bodies, and vice versa. The Mayo Clinic states that depression and anxiety can cause the following symptoms:

• Increased heart rate
• Chest pain
• Fatigue
• Muscle tension
• Sleep disturbances
• Gaining or losing excessive amount of weight
• Headaches and migraines

Massage therapy in New Brighton, MN can help alleviate these symptoms by reducing muscle tension and headaches, stabilizing your blood pressure, and sending out feel-good endorphins and hormones such as neurotensin, oxytocin, and cortisol, which relieve stress-related pain and motivate you to be more social.

Massage therapy, as part of an overarching wellness routine, can do wonders for your mental and physical health at the same time.

Prenatal Massage

An expectant mother experiences an incredible amount of changes as her body undergoes hormone shifts and creates space for the growing baby. Massage therapy has been shown to be effective at alleviating much of the pain and discomfort women experience while pregnant. It will encourage blood flow to muscle groups that have recently had poor circulation, alleviate joint and neck pain, improve sleep patterns, and release much-needed feel-good hormones. There is even some research that suggests that pregnant women who get regular massages may have reduced labor time and labor pain.

While massage is generally safe for pregnant women, you should still consult with your doctor before going to see a massage therapist to ensure it's safe for you.

Massage therapy in New Brighton, MN has also been effective at treating:

• Headaches and migraines
• Work injuries
• Digestive disorders
• Upper back and neck pain
• TMJ

Chiropractic Care and Massage Therapy in New Brighton, MN

While massage therapy offers great benefits for New Brighton, MN residents looking to recover and feel better, we believe it's most effective when combined with chiropractic care. Chiropractic and massage offer much of the same benefits, but do so by treating the musculoskeletal system in different ways.

Chiropractic care treats issues from a structural standpoint. By performing chiropractic adjustments, chiropractors manipulate the joints and spine in order to improve how your body functions. By increasing the space between spinal joints and performing quick, targeted thrusts on the joints, we help your bones move better and take stress off your nervous system.

Massage therapy targets issues with soft tissue. Soft tissue is a term for the tissue around your bones, such as the ligaments that connect bones and cartilage together, muscles that we use to move our bones, and tendons that attach muscles to bones. Basically, our soft tissue is kind of a "pulley system" that allows us to move. Through micro-traumas, meaning inappropriate posture or wear-and-tear, or acute injuries, our bodies build up scar tissue that makes soft tissue weaker and less flexible, which has a negative effect on our body's support structure. Massage smooths out scar tissue so the muscles, ligaments, and tendons can act as they should, which then helps the bones function correctly.

Integrating chiropractic into your massage therapy prolongs the effects of both and ensure both treatments work as well as they can. Chiropractic adjustments help the muscles relax for a massage, and massage therapy relaxes the nervous system, enhancing the effects of chiropractic treatment.

There is no risk to either treatment when they are performed by licensed, trained professionals. In many cases, they are more cost-effective than prescription medications for a variety of ailments. At Total Spine Health & Injury Center, we are licensed and experienced in both massage and chiropractic, making us the ideal location for getting the relief you've been looking for.

Other services we offer in New Brighton, MN include:

• Herniated Disc Treatment
• Work Injury Treatment
• Family Chiropractic
• Auto Accident Chiropractors Near Me
• Chiropractor
• Chiropractic Adjustment
• Whiplash Treatment

Call Total Spine Health & Injury Center for Massage Therapy in New Brighton, MN Today

At Total Spine, we're not just looking to make one muscle group pain-free or help out with the headache you're experiencing today; we want to see you feeling good every day. We offer one-on-one attention, aimed at implementing an effective treatment plan to help ease whatever ailment you're seeking massage therapy for in New Brighton, MN. Our certified massage therapist is trained and skilled in deep tissue, Swedish, myofascial, and trigger point massage, as well as cupping. For effective and long-lasting massage therapy in New Brighton, MN, reach out to us today at (763) 568-7869 or schedule an appointment through our website.